Immanuel Lutheran Church at Shady Brook
Shady Brook is an area southwest of Woodbine, Kansas
Switch Panel – Liberty Bell 7
This is one of the main panels of the Liberty Bell 7 Mercury space capsule. The space ship is on display at the Cosmosphere in Hutchinson, Kansas. The capsule, which sunk off the coast of Florida in 1961, was recovered in 1999 and fully restored. The Kansas…
Earl Brothers Back Door
This stone portal was discoverd on a downtown side street, in Eskridge, Kansas. I may be mistaken, but I believe this is the first store constructed in the town, around 1881. The only Earl I find in the 1907 Eskridge business directory is “W. H.” who…
Barn and Henbit
Albert, Kansas
The Cozy Inn
The tiny Cozy Inn burger joint in Salina has been serving up hamburgers for more than 80 years. It’s something of an institution in the area. I’ve been eating cozies since I was little, and my brothers worked the grill. The hamburgers are small blobs of…
Carlton First Baptist Church
Carlton, Kansas
Home on the Range
It was in, or around this cabin, in 1872 that Brewster Higley wrote the words for “Home on the Range”. The lyrics were later set to music by Dan Kelley of Gaylord. In 1947 it was named the state song of Kansas.
Downtown Emporia, Rainy Morning
Dillon
Dillon is a short distance west of Hope. I drove around this area and found little that resembled a town, just the elevators and a few country homes. Wichita State University library has an old photograph of a Dillon schoolhouse in their special collections. Was a…
Macksville, Kansas
The beautiful old elevator was found along the northeast edge of town.
Locked Door
Council Grove Rear door of the Last Chance Store, built in 1857 It’s not unusual, when looking at buildings that were in their prime a century ago, to wonder what day-to-day life was like then. I like this door as a simple study of texture and color. It has the…
Flannel Mullein
– photographed along the Flint Hills Nature Trail near Council Grove According to Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses and other sources this plant’s uses include: Dried leaves were used by Native Americans as a treatment for asthma and bronchitis. The fat,…
Duck
They repainted the lines on parking spaces at work recently. The duck got in the way.
Allen, Kansas
Updated 10 Sept 2007: The Allen Grain Elevator will soon be torn down. Although it’s a handsome structure when the sun hits it right, old retired elevators have a load of liabilities.
Iron Staircase and Red Wall
WinfiedIn Winfield even the rougher buildings are picturesque. Above, a set of draped windows against a red painted brick wall and the top landing of an iron staircase. The blue sky reflected in the glass adds some extra color. Even the hardware store’s second floor…